How long should you shower for eco?

Here are some takeaways regarding showering and bathing: when you keep your showers to below ten minutes, they are more eco-friendly than baths. Just remember to remain conscious of your behavioral waste and water temperature!

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Now let’s dive into our shower habits: this 2015 Washington Post article states that a standard shower head emits 2.5 gallons of water per minute, with the average person taking around 8 minutes to shower. Most people prefer their water hot, or at least warm, and therefore it’s become common to let our showers run for a few minutes to get up to optimal temperature. While we wait for the warmth, we usually complete small tasks in preparation for our shower. This process of waiting for the water heater has become so common, it’s been dubbed behavioral waste. Living up to its name, waiting for our water to warm not only wastes valuable water, but it also takes a bunch of energy to heat water to our preferred temperature! Living in a first-world society has bestowed upon us the gift of hot showers, but at what cost?

There are many updates you can make to your pipes, showerhead, and drainage systems to offset this wasteful process by installing various forms of “conservation technology.” Some examples include EPA-certified shower heads, water recovery systems, and shut-off valves to do things like internally regulate water temperature so it doesn’t go over 95°, or displace water that has been left in your pipes and cooled to be used somewhere else. While some of these options can be expensive up front, they pay dividends on your future water and water-heating energy costs. We encourage you to read more about these options if you are serious about making a big change in your sustainable living journey! If you aren’t ready to make such a splash in the water-conservation sector, we understand. We also understand that the ritual of showering is sacred for many, and apart from telling you to suck it up and take a cold shower, we’ve come up with some creative solutions to save a few droplets: Take shorter showers: While it may seem like an easy feat, showering is often done in the morning when we’re half-asleep or in the evening when we’re looking to wind down. We suggest purchasing a waterproof shower clock to monitor how much time you spend in the shower, and setting a goal to shorten it. While it may seem like an easy feat, showering is often done in the morning when we’re half-asleep or in the evening when we’re looking to wind down. We suggest purchasing a waterproof shower clock to monitor how much time you spend in the shower, and setting a goal to shorten it. Turn down the heat: Taking cooler showers takes less energy to heat and calls for a shorter behavioral waste period. A lukewarm shower is also better for your skin and less enticing to daydream in, encouraging users to get in, do their business, and get out quickly! Cooler showers can be especially enjoyable in the warmer months, and there are even studies that cold showers might reduce depression. Taking cooler showers takes less energy to heat and calls for a shorter behavioral waste period. A lukewarm shower is also better for your skin and less enticing to daydream in, encouraging users to get in, do their business, and get out quickly! Cooler showers can be especially enjoyable in the warmer months, and there are even studies that cold showers might reduce depression. Do as the Europeans do: Unlike Americans who continuously let the water run and simply step out to lather their hair and wash their bodies, Europeans wet themselves, then turn off the shower to wash their hair and body. Once they’re all soaped up, they turn the shower back on and rinse! Mind-boggling we know. Try it sometime.

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Unlike Americans who continuously let the water run and simply step out to lather their hair and wash their bodies, Europeans wet themselves, then turn off the shower to wash their hair and body. Once they’re all soaped up, they turn the shower back on and rinse! Mind-boggling we know. Try it sometime. Shower together: If you share a bathroom with your partner, sibling, roommate, etc. and you both feel comfortable walking past one another in a towel, then taking back-to-back showers means no water needs to be wasted to heat up a second shower at a different time. Our goal is not to completely overturn your shower routine, but we do hope that these suggestions will inspire you to make small changes that are easy to implement and remain committed to. Happy showering!

SHOWERS VERSUS BATHS: WHO COMES UP CLEANER?

Are you a lover of luxury? Did your eyes glaze over as soon as the word shower was uttered because you’re a member of the roughly 30 percent of adults who consistently takes baths? Well, after we ran ourselves a bath, we ran the numbers and compared bathing to showering, and boy do we have news for you! First, the math: A standard tub holds 42 gallons of water, but if you account for the volume your body takes up during bathtime, most people fill their tubs with roughly 30 gallons of water to bathe. As we mentioned earlier, a standard shower head produces 2.5 gallons of water a minute. This means having a soak in the bath produces the same amount of wastewater as taking a 10 minute shower plus time for 2 minutes of behavioral waste. However, we must account for a few things here: are you taking piping hot baths like you are in the shower, or do you prefer a lukewarm soak? Hot bath lovers would presumably have to engage in their own behavioral waste and let the cold water run out of the bath before plugging the drain. With this in mind, it’s possible that your tub time wastes more than we originally thought. This is also good news for our cooler bath lovers: not only are cooler temps the less wasteful bathing option, but according to Refinery29, hot baths run the risk of parching your skin as opposed to hydrating it. Now that we know that there are many factors that can alter the environmental implications of bathing and showering, there is one silver – or should we say grey – lining. Regardless if you are pro-shower or chose to stand behind bathing, you can recycle your wastewater! This water is known as “greywater” and can be used to do things like water your plants and irrigate your yard. Just be sure this water doesn’t come into contact with any plants you may be growing for consumption.

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Reusing greywater also keeps this water out of local septic systems, where it’s more likely to become a pollutant. Not to mention, when you know you will be reusing your water, you automatically become more aware of the soaps, oils, and body washes you put into it! Now, there are a few steps and possibly some plumbing updates you will have to make in order to begin recycling your greywater, but we encourage you to contact your city or town, as well as a trusted plumber, to explore your options and reduce environmental impact.

FINAL WEIGH-IN: BATHING VERSUS SHOWERING

So what’s more eco-friendly? Taking a shower or a bath? It’s easy to feel like you may be drowning in information! Here are some takeaways regarding showering and bathing: when you keep your showers to below ten minutes, they are more eco-friendly than baths. Just remember to remain conscious of your behavioral waste and water temperature! If you are looking to save water but aren’t ready to fully give up your bathtime ritual, try swapping every other bath for a shower, or using bathing as a reward for a personal goal. Arming yourself with this knowledge and beginning to make small changes can make a big difference in the long run. Now that we have dissected the different ways to get clean, let’s dive into the cleaning products that help us do so!